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Louie H Posted on Jul 03, 2012

Swap out the stock handlebar. The bike won't start. press on the start button it do nothing. want to check for the ignition fuse but don't know how to get to it. can you help pls

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 13, 2009

SOURCE: My nightster won't start due to key icon, don't have fob

possibly a pinched or loose wire.

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Arnie Burke

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  • Posted on Jul 31, 2009

SOURCE: bike would not startwhen start button pushed.

your alternator or batt is failing check wire connects also as well as complete system do u have sportster troubleshoot book!!

m22loud

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  • Posted on Aug 19, 2009

SOURCE: Need part number for 2005 883C stock handlebars and recommendatio

56021-04B
Fits ’04-’06 XL883C . i have the bars if you are intrested i could list on eby. find me on fb m. loud.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 29, 2010

SOURCE: When i went to start it the ignition key worked

Denise:

Take the battery out and take it to an automotive parts store. Ask them to load test the battery. Sometimes a battery will short out internally and do this. I have a diesel pickup that has done it twice and hit has two batteries. Everything seems fine until you hit the starter, then "bang" everything goes dead and in the truck, both batteries are fried.

On your bike, if it's a short somewhere, when you hit the start button, you should be able to hear and feel the main circuit breaker break. Then, a few seconds later, you should be able to hear it reset. If it is the breaker, you'll need a schematic to determine what is one each fused circuit. The reason you need to know that is because whatever is causing it is NOT on a fused circuit or it would blow a fuse instead of trip the main breaker.

If you don't have a schematic, I have one for a '99 model. It should be about the same. If you'll contact me off forum, I'll e-mail you a copy. This forum will not allow me to send a file over 150kb in size. If I reduce the size that much, when you blow the picture back up it's so distorted that you can't make it out. contact me at [email protected] Remind me of what you need.

Good Luck
steve

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 30, 2011

SOURCE: My 97 fatboy battery started

Well, I don't really know how to tell you to troubleshoot your starter when you don't have a meter. When you press the starter button, there is a starter relay that is usually mounted on the rear fender extension on the Fat Boy that engages and provides voltage to the starter solenoid. This voltage goes to the solenoid via the single small wire that plugs onto the starter just above the d-sided plate on the end of the starter. This wire goes hot which energizes the coil in the solenoid. The magnetism pulls the plunger into the starter. The plunger has a large round copper "washer" that make contact to two copper terminals inside the solenoid that connects the battery to the starter motor.

To test the starter, make SURE your transmission is in neutral. Take the 5-sided plate off the end of the starter. There are three 3mm bolts that hold the plate on. Behind the plate, you'll find the plunger and long spring. Using a large screwdriver or something, push the plunger into the solenoid as far as you can. The starter should engage and turn the engine. If not, look at the copper contacts inside the solenoid. If they look burned and are not smooth across the face, you may need to replace them. Rebuild kits are available both through Harley and aftermarket suppliers.

Good Luck
Steve

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